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Sunday 13 May 2001European TourYear in Review
Stenson wins Benson & Hedges International Open
The Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 May 2001 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1,000,000 GBP · Benson & Hedges
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/9°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 45 · 21.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/10°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/10°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 35 · 7.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Angel Cabrera ARG · 278four birdies over his last ten holes, including the 15th and 16th, for a 69, but Stenson answered with a birdie at the 16th and won by three Golftoday: Stenson closes out three shot win (Wayback Machine)
- Paul McGinley IRL · 278first-round co-leader; birdied the last two holes for a 70 to tie second, three behind Golftoday: Stenson closes out three shot win (Wayback Machine)
156 started · cut +1, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Benson & Hedges International Open
The Belfry, The Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Henrik Stenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday
13 May 2001
I got the job done today and this is definitely the biggest win of my career - it will have a huge impact for me.
BBC Sport
13 May 2001
I'm just feel relieved - it's been a tough day.
Golftoday
13 May 2001
Obviously I’m disappointed not to win because I went out to win, But to do that I had to make putts and I didn’t do that so it wasn’t meant to be.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 66 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Angel Cabrera | 70 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Paul McGinley | 66 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Olle Karlsson | 69 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Desvonde Botes | 69 · 69 · 72 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 6 | Richard Green | 72 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Raphael Jacquelin | 68 · 74 · 72 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Retief Goosen | 71 · 68 · 74 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Thomas Bjorn | 69 · 68 · 75 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | David Howell | 69 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Eduardo Romero | 70 · 74 · 66 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 206 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile, 2001 events table)).
What’s in the bag
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